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Chandigarh is the capital of Punjab and Haryana states of India. This city is only the planned city in the country. Chandigarh is geographically located at the foothills of lower Himalayas. This city is as a threshold of hilly terrain and can said established in the ground floor of Himalayas. Chandigarh city has many beautiful locations like Sukhna Lake, Rock Garden, Pinjour Garden, Rose Garden and religious locations like Mansa Devi Temple. Increasing population of tourist at the above said locations is self-explanatory regarding importance of tourism in the city. This city well connected with all other major cities of the country by all the means of transportation. To proceed to the cities located at high altitude, Chandigarh also known as nodal city. There are many weekend gateways from Chandigarh in the outskirts and at some affordable distance which can be accessed to celebrate. Some places are as under:- Kalka Kalka is the nearest weekend gateway from Chandigarh located at 28 kilometers distance on Shimla highway. Kalika Devi temple located in this town and has a special attraction for visitors as well as to celebrate the weekend. Apart from Kalika Devi temple, base of lower Himalaya is having amazing views and attraction. Kalka is the base station to proceed to Shimla and other cities of hill tourism. Solan Solan city is famous for its temples and monasteries. A wildlife sanctuary is also located in this city. Solan located at 67 kilometers from Chandigarh on Shimla highway. Solan well connected by road and rail from Chandigarh. National highway No 22 is the main route to access this city. World famous wine factory Mohan Mekin also established in Solan city. Shimla Shimla city is located at 128 kilometers from Chandigarh and is the capital of Himachal Pradesh. Shimla is one of the best tourist destinations in India. Being the regular disturbance in Jammu and Kashmir, a maximum population of visitors diverted to Shimla. Shimla has a number of weekend gateways inside and outside the city. Kufri, Chail, Naldehra, Mashobara, Wild Flower Hall, Khalini, Boileuganj, Jakhu temple, Sankat Mochan Mandir, Annandale and Ghora Chowki Dargah are some of the main weekend gateways around Shimla. Shimla well linked with other major tourist destinations via road, rail and air route. Mandi Mandi city located at 183 kilometers from Chandigarh and has various mesmerising locations. Mandi is on rail route via Joginder Nagar. Mandi city has viewpoints of snow-clad mountains of Great Himalaya. Manali Manali is in some of the best tourist locations in the country. Sloppy areas for skiing, river rafting and trekking options are available at this place for visitors. Long cable cars are also there for recreation and enjoyment. Manali connected through rail route also and one has to follow Joginder Nagar-Mandi route to reach Kalka or Chandigarh. Lush greenery, springs and chirping streams are sufficient to provide amazing looks. Except above-mentioned places, New Delhi (258 KM), Jaipur (498 KM), Pathankot (237 KM and Jammu (344 KM) are some of the weekend gateways from Chandigarh. This Article is being submitted on behalf of India's Best travel site. Get More detail about Chandigarh tourism, How To Reach Chandigarh , Chandigarh Hotels, Places to see in Chandigarh .
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